The game Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles includes a port of the entire Castlevania: Symphony of the Night game, which can be unlocked by finding an item in the main game. The re-localized North American version includes items that had been dropped from the original PlayStation version and includes new dialogue that more closely matches the original Japanese dialogue and new voice overs using the same voice actors who appeared in the main game. This version also has a Japanese voice track in addition to the redone English track. The game does also feature redone sound effects. A new playable version of Maria was created for this edition as well, which plays more like her Castlevania: Rondo of Blood version rather than the Sega Saturn incarnation.

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"After enduring countless struggles, Richter Belmont ultimately triumphed over the revived Count Dracula, brought back into this world by the dark priest Shaft.

4 years later, Richter mysteriously disappeared one full-mooned night, marking the start of Maria Renard’s wandering in his pursuit.

Along her way, the sudden appearance of the vile Castlevania – said only to be resurrected once a century – made her destination clear.

Elsewhere, another strange happening beset a solitary man.

A man called Alucard.

After striking down his own father, Count Dracula, with the aid of Trevor Belmont, Alucard had sought to end his accursed bloodline by sealing his powers away and entering into an eternal sleep.

His slumber interrupted, Alucard learns of his vile home’s reemergence.

And so it was that a disparate group of fated souls were once more drawn to the Castlevania's foul gates, each with their own goals, as the ever-vigilant moon silently observed from its heavenly perch..."

Born of the union between Count Dracula and a human. His androgynous beauty and delicate build belie tremendous physical prowess and a mastery of the dark arts. Though a melancholy and taciturn youth, he is intelligent and level-headed.

Alucard's father, lord of the cursed Castlevania, said to reappear once every 100 years, though count and castle alike were destroyed by Richter Belmont 5 years ago. Dracula stands supreme over the world's evil with his unparalled black sorcery.

Final Stage: Bloodlines(Richter rushes to Dracula's Throne Room and points straight at him)

Richter: Dracula. Die now, and leave this world! You'll never belong here!Dracula: Oh, but this world invited me. Your own kind called me forth with praise and tribute.Richter: Tribute? You're a thief. You steal men's souls, their freedom...Dracula: Freedom is always sacrificed to faith, good hunter. Or are you truly here by choice?Richter: All I'm here for is you. To hell with your heresy! You're nothing but a blight on mankind.Dracula: Ha! Mankind. (throws the wine glass) A cesspit of hatred and lies. Fight for them, then, and die for their sins!

IntroductionNarrator: Count Dracula had risen, with the aid of the dark priest Shaft, to menace humanity once again. The legendary vampire hunter Richter Belmont, stood against him, and at last brought him down.

However, four years later, on a glaring full-moon night, Richter mysteriously vanished.

Maria Renard set out to find him, but knew not where to begin. It was then that fate intervened.

Castlevania, the castle of Dracula, rumored to appear once every century, suddenly materialized from the mist, as if to show her the way.

Meanwhile, powerful forces struggled for the soul of a man named Alucard, he who had once fought alongside Trevor Belmont against his immortal father, Count Dracula himself.

To purge the world of his own cursed bloodline, Alucard had submerged his vampiric powers and fallen into what was meant to be eternal slumber. But now, he awakens to the cackles of evil and cries of the innocent.

The eternal battle of Good and Evil has come full circle once more. Dracula's castle beckons for you...

First Encounter with Death(Alucard enters a castle entrance. Death show up with a big scythe and greets him)

Death: Ah, Alucard. What is your business here?Alucard: I've come to put an end to this.Death: Ever the insolent boy... but there'll be no games here. If you will not behave, begone.Alucard: I will do neither. Step aside, old man.[1]Death: Ha! Such arrogance. Very well... but I shall see you very soon.

(Death steals all of Alucard's equipment and scatters them throughout the castle. He then leaves with laughter)

Maria: Wait. Are you human? What are you doing here?Alucard: I've come to destroy this castle.Maria: Likewise. I'm Maria. ...And you are?Alucard: ...Alucard.Maria: Well, if you're a better swordsman than a speaker, perhaps I'll see you again. Farewell.

First Encounter with Master Librarian(Alucard enters the Master Librarian's shop)

Alucard: It's been a long time, old one...Master Librarian: Eh? Why, it's Master Alucard! ...Come to visit, have we?Alucard: I need your help.Master Librarian: Oh, but Young Master, I could never betray the good Count...Alucard: You won't go unrewarded...Master Librarian: Really? In that case, Just tell me what you need!

Second Encounter with Maria(Maria opens the door and walks towards Alucard)

Maria: Alucard, wasn't it? We meet again.Alucard: So it seems.Maria: As friendly as ever, I see. It's strange. This castle's different than I remember it.Alucard: ........ This castle is a creature of Chaos. With each rebirth, it takes a new form.Maria: And here I thought my mind was playing tricks. Well, there's nothing for it. Till we meet again.

Maria: You look like you're doing well for yourself.Alucard: ...And? You didn't come here to flatter me.Maria: True. Do you know the name Richter Belmont?Alucard: Belmont? Of course. Why?Maria: He disappeared about a year ago. I'm sure he's here now. If you see him, please let me know.Alucard: As you wish, my lady.Maria: Hmm. A gentlman after all. Thank you.

Richter: I've been waiting for you.Alucard: Richter. Why would a Belmont ever plan to resurrect Count Dracula?Richter: Dracula rises once a century. One chance for each Belmont to shine, and then we're finished, forgotten. If I bring him back now, the battle can last for eternity!

Richter: I've been waiting for you.Alucard: Answer me! Why is a Belmont planning to resurrect Count Dracula?Richter: Dracula rises once a century. One chance for each Belmont to shine, and then we're finished, forgotten. If I bring him back now, the battle can last for eternity!Alucard: ........ You have lost your way. So be it, vampire hunter. Let your battle begin with me!

Richter: I've been waiting for you.Alucard: Answer me! Why is a Belmont planning to resurrect Count Dracula?Richter: Dracula rises once a century. One chance for each Belmont to shine, and then we're finished, forgotten. If I bring him back now, the battle can last for eternity!

Alucard: It's over... Belmont.Richter: So the war between humans and vampires finally ends here...Alucard: ........Richter: "What need for the shepherd when the wolves have all gone," eh? My time... It's over now...

(The entire castle starts to crumble. Alucard makes his escape from the castle)

Alucard: So you made it.Maria: Alucard! Where's Richter?Alucard: I'm sorry...Maria: ...Thank you. For stopping him. This... must have been his fate, somehow.Alucard: ......Are your travels over, then?Maria: No. Not until I learn what brought him here, what made him...Alucard: I understand. ...Heaven guide you, Maria. Farewell.Maria: Goodbye, Alucard. Heaven guide you too.

Nightmare(Alucard shocks as he saw a crucified woman who seems to his mother)

Alucard: Mother!!!Lisa: ...Alucard? Is that you?Alucard: I'm coming, Mother! I'll save you!!Lisa: No, Alucard! Stay away!Alucard: Mother...Lisa: It's all right! If my death can save others, I gladly surrender my life.Alucard: No! I won't let this happen!Lisa: It's too late. ...Just stay with me. Hear my last words to you...Alucard: Yes, Mother...Lisa: Humans... You cannot live with them. You can only hate them, do them harm.Alucard: What?!Lisa: Theirs is such a hard lot. Release them from their pain. Begin with the ones who killed me.Alucard: No... It wasn't like this...Lisa: Alucard? What's wrong?Alucard: My mother never said such a thing!Lisa: What do you mean? I an your mother! Do as I say! Release them! Kill them!Alucard: No! You are not my mother! What kind of demon are you?!

(Alucard breaks the spell. Succubus then reveals herself with laughter)

Succubus: Darkling! I smell your blood, your hunger...Alucard: ..........Succubus: That strength, that beauty... you really are the son of Lord Dracula.Alucard: Death in the dream world will set your soul wandering for eternity, demon.

(Succubus begs to Alucard but dies. Alucard exits the dream world and picks up the Gold Ring)

Maria: Alucard. Have you seen Richter?Alucard: There is a Belmont here. You were right about that.Maria: I knew it! Where is he?Alucard: ...The one saw was with the enemy. He called himself the lord of this castle...Maria: What? That's... That's impossible! You're wrong! ...I have to go!

Maria: Alucard?Alucard: That voice... Maria?Maria: I'm sorry. You were right. He is with the enemy...Alucard: Richter Belmont, in league with Dracula...Maria: He must be under someone else's control. We can't hurt him, whatever we do.Alucard: But he must be stopped.Maria: Yes, but can you? Then for all our sakes, show me that you will!

Maria: You're stronger than I am. You can save Richter. Will you? Please...Alucard: I can't promise that. But I will stop him.Maria: If it must be that way... Here. I found these. Take them.
(Alucard obtains the Holy Glasses from Maria)Alucard: And these are?Maria: If you wear them, you can see beyond illusions.Alucard: Thank you. I go to find Richter. Stay, and pray for him.

Richter: No... What have I done...?Maria: You saved him, Alucard. Thank you so much.Richter: Alucard?! The Alucard? You can't be. That was over 300 years ago!Alucard: Never mind that. Is the man who controlled you in that castle?Richter: Yes, I think so...Alucard: Maria, take Richter and leave here. I'll finish this.Maria: All right... Good luck.

Shaft Battle(Alucard enters the heart of the castle where Shaft is awaiting him. The lift gate locks)

Shaft: All hail the son of our Master! Stronger than the mightiest hunter!Alucard: So you were the one controlling Belmont.Shaft: Yes. The dark priest called Shaft, come to cleanse the world in the forge of chaos.Alucard: You made Belmont lord of the castle. Why?Shaft: Because we tire of these hunters and their holy power. If they would but turn on one another...Alucard: ...Then the strongest one among them would eliminate the rest. Belmont.Shaft: Yes. So I converted him, brought him here to lure the rest, to force them all to fight and die.Alucard: But you never planned for me. And now you've failed.Shaft: Ha! Your human soul is frail as his was. You'll take his place-- I'll tear that soul apart!

Shaft Battle(Alucard enters the heart of the castle where Shaft is awaiting him. The lift gate locks)

Shaft: All hail the son of our Master! Stronger than the mightiest hunter!Alucard: So you are the one called Shaft?Shaft: I am he.Alucard: You made Belmont lord of the castle. Why?Shaft: Because we tire of these hunters and their holy power. If they would but turn on one another...Alucard: ...Then the strongest one among them would eliminate the rest. Belmont.Shaft: Yes. So I converted him, brought him here to lure the rest, to force them all to fight and die.Alucard: But you never planned for me. And now you've failed.Shaft: Ha! Your human soul is frail as his was. You'll take his place-- I'll tear that soul apart!

Final Battle(The throne of Dracula is shown. Alucard faces his father)

Alucard: Father...Dracula: Well met, my son! It's been a long time.Alucard: Not nearly long enough. I can't allow you to leave here, Father.Dracula: Do you still side with humanity? Have you forgotten what they did to your mother?Alucard: You think I would forget such a...! No, But neither do I seek revenge against them.Dracula: Enough of your nonsense! Away with your humanity! Stand with me as Prince of all the world!Alucard: You will never touch this world again. In Mother's name, I swear it!

Alucard: Go back to the abyss! Trouble the soul of my mother no more!Dracula: H-How?! How could I have lost?!Alucard: You lost your heart. Your soul. You'll never win without them.Dracula: Ah, how poetic. So I tragically sacrificed all I held dear in a search for power, did I?Alucard: ...Did you not?Dracula: ...Hmph. Tell me. What... What were Lisa's last words?Alucard: She said, "Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them, then at least do them no harm, for theirs is already a hard lot." ...She also said that she would love you. For eternity.Dracula: Lisa, forgive me... Farewell, my son...

(Dracula fades away. Alucard takes his leave from the heart of the castle)

Alucard: So you made it.Maria: Alucard! You're all right!Richter: So you had to fight your own father? It's my fault. If I hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't be here.Alucard: Not so. I had my own reason to face him.Richter: Still... It couldn't have been easy.Alucard: It wasn't... But remember "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph..."Richter: ...is for good men to do nothing.Maria: So, what now, Alucard?Alucard: The blood in my veins is cursed. It's best for the world if I disappear, now and forever.Maria: ........ ...I see...Alucard: Farewell, then. We'll not meet again.
(Alucard takes his leave)Maria: ............ Alucard...Richter: Well, are you going after him, or not?Maria: No, he's right. It's best this way. There's no way I could ever ease his pain. Maybe someday, we will meet again. Who knows?Richter: Maybe...Maria: Let's go. Everyone's waiting for us.

Alucard: So you made it.Maria: Alucard! You're all right!Richter: So you had to fight your own father? It's my fault. If I hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't be here.Alucard: Not so. I had my own reason to face him.Richter: Still... It couldn't have been easy.Alucard: It wasn't... But remember "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph..."Richter: ...is for good men to do nothing.Maria: So, what now, Alucard?Alucard: The blood in my veins is cursed. It's best for the world if I disappear, now and forever.Maria: ........ ...I see...Alucard: Farewell, then. We'll not meet again.
(Alucard takes his leave)Maria: ............ Alucard...Richter: Well, are you going after him, or not?Maria: ........ .... I'm sorry. I have to follow him. I can't just...Richter: It's all right! Hurry up and catch him. If anyone can save him, you can.Maria: Thank you, Richter. For everything.Richter: Thank you... Maria.

A new version of Maria was created for this game that differs from the one that appeared in the Sega Saturn version of the game. She plays similarly to the way she does in the main Dracula X Chronicles game and in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.